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A very small earthquake occurred on Tue Aug 20, 2024 at about 23:50:58 CDT (Aug 21, 2024 04:50:58 UTC) 7.64 km south of Ridgely, TN. The magnitude was 1.7.

    Origin Time: 2024/08/21 04:50:58.9000
      Magnitude: 1.7
     Hypocenter: 36.19433 deg latitude -89.46117 deg longitude 
          Depth: 9.670 km
   Number Picks: 26
     Number Sta: 011
Closest Station: 5.00 km
            RMS: 0.03 sec
            Gap: 65.00 deg
            seh: 0.38 km
            sez: 0.70 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 1.00
           evid: 60589791

For more information about this earthquake, see the entry in the ANSS Comprehensive Catalog.

This is a preliminary location and magnitude determined by CERI using data provided by the Advanced National Seismic System and cooperating partners. The magnitude and location may change slightly as more data become available.